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Investing - Theory, News & General • ACATS Fraud
All you need is info from an account statement and stuff that is already out there for everyone to steal - SSN, etc. Like home invasions, it is probably rare, but that doesn't mean you should leave...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Toyota Extended Warranty - Where to get...
Your point is well taken and yes every generation is more complex than the previous of course as with any car but I'll disagree as I think the past is relevant especially with the Camry as it relates...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Rent or sell house?
We're moving to a new house soon. We have assumed that we'd sell our current house, but the combination of current rents and our low mortgage rate has me questioning whether that's actually the best...
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • IRS Estimated Payment Still Pending
Weirdness for me: I made an estimated payment in December '23, and an intentional overpayment (for i-bonds) with extension on March 5 '24. On March 5 the December payment showed as processed,and the...
View ArticleInvesting - Theory, News & General • 100% Equities Challenge Scenario
The 3-fund portfolio with nominal bonds looks really good from a tailwind of falling interest rates for decades. The paper in question doesn't mean you have to adopt 100% equities to get anything out...
View ArticlePersonal Consumer Issues • Negotiating with Neighbor on a Fence
Isn’t a property survey part of the process when purchasing a property? Where we live, the survey is included in the fees charged & I’m not sure if the cost is the responsibility of the seller or...
View ArticlePersonal Investments • Fixed Income Portfolio
I feel I have won the game and looking towards more fixed income investing. Currently have around 500k in stable value and money market. The remaining is divided between Wellesley and the S&P 500....
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Form 1116 Foreign Tax Credits Questions
1a and 3d are the same on my 1116. I use TurboTax.Statistics: Posted by talltodd — Sun Mar 31, 2024 12:42 pm — Replies 3 — Views 40
View ArticlePersonal Finance (Not Investing) • Tesla Lease
Can you drop "long range"? $14k for a little longer range seems outrageous vs the cost of the car.Statistics: Posted by Jack FFR1846 — Sun Mar 31, 2024 12:42 pm — Replies 6 — Views 373
View ArticlePersonal Investments • iShares iBonds question
2. As part of this, I'd like to have some predictability on this income. For example, I want to know that I will produce $100k in income next year, $104k the year after that, etc.3. I also want the...
View ArticleInvesting - Theory, News & General • Where can I find YTD Returns for...
...Now change the "as of" date to month end of February. Now the YTD and 1-year are different.But OP wanted end-of-quarter numbers, not end-of-February:...it is difficult to find the YTD and ensure...
View ArticlePersonal Consumer Issues • Do you use Stop & Shop (or your supermarket's)...
We regularly use Kroger digital coupons and the app for shopping. I can’t imagine shopping at Kroger without it - too expensive. My wife will clip coupons in advance and print out a list for shopping....
View ArticleNon-US Investing • Career break to maximise time with kids?
Interestingly the papers etc are full of arguments these days about women and children (lack of…!) Having children is arguably the point of existence certainly in Darwinian terms-for a culture/society...
View ArticlePersonal Investments • ONLY stocks in 401k ROTH: How rebalance if no bonds?
It's Roth, not ROTH. The guy's name, not an acronym. And putting only stocks in that Roth is usually optimal. Any bonds can shift around from pretax IRA (best) to aftertax brokerage. Or rebalance with...
View ArticlePersonal Consumer Issues • Greece in August 24
I just got back from Greece a few days ago. Some tips in no particular order: Get the 8AM Acropolis ticket (important!). Even in March it was an absolute zoo by 8:45, but if you lined up closer to 7...
View ArticlePersonal Consumer Issues • Connecting an iPad to a Screen and Wireless Keyboard
Honestly the iPad is surprisingly terrible to use with external monitors, despite being a powerful tablet computer. When connected to an external display, it always mirrors so you have the same thing...
View ArticlePersonal Investments • Those complimentary dinners for retirees by investment...
Here is a Better Business Bureau Complaint filed against one of the salesmen who treated my wife and I and about 20 others to a steak dinner about a month ago. I learned about this complaint a few...
View ArticlePersonal Consumer Issues • Did you experience this buggy battery behavior on...
I have not experienced what the OP described, although a few months ago my 4-year-old Kindle PaperWhite went belly up. All indications point to a dead battery. A YouTube video on PaperWhite battery...
View ArticlePersonal Investments • Why do people buy annuities?
It is just sad that people are so naive and financially illiterate to believe what people tell them. And even sadder that companies do this and apparently are allowed to avoid providing true details...
View ArticlePersonal Investments • Broker Dragging Feet on Transfer
I remember having a similar issue with Northern Trust. Funny how that "white glove" service goes out the window when it comes time to leave. But any type of "discount brokerage" and a transfer usually...
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